Looking to make a life-saving commitment?

 The Georgian Triangle Humane Society (GTHS) is seeking motivated individuals to join our Board of Directors! 

 GTHS is a non-profit charity that operates an Animal Centre serving the south Georgian Bay region.  Founded in 1999, GTHS provides shelter to more than 1,500 homeless animals each year and adopts them to caring families.  At the same time, we help to keep more than 3,000 pets out of the shelter system through our numerous programs and services designed to keep pets with their families during emergencies and crisis. Our life-long purpose is to learn, understand, educate, and evolve with our community. We do so to empower and inspire positive change.

We are looking for diverse community members who share this purpose, that have great compassion for animals and the people who care for them and are ready and willing to contribute their time, professional advice and resources to GTHS.  

If you are interested in becoming a member of the GTHS Board of Directors, your first step is submitting an application!

For more information visit https://gths.ca/board-of-directors/ or please contact Heather Terrence at info@pinpointgg.ca.

CLICK HERE TO APPLY.

The deadline to apply is Friday, January 30, 2026.

Please note that candidates shortlisted to the final stages of the process will be required to complete criminal and financial background checks.

We expect each board member to:
• Understand and abide by the organizationʼs, policies, programs, and needs.
• Read and understand the organizationʼs financial statements and board materials in
advance of meetings.
• Prepare for, attend, and conscientiously participate in board meetings

Open to learning opportunities to better understand the community our
organization serves.
• Respect the experiences of all who bring their voices and lived experiences on to the
board and into the boardroom and the organization.

Ensure balance of rent geared to income housing (Housing Services Act) and affordable housing are being maintained by property management.

We expect each board member to:
• Understand and abide by the organizationʼs, policies, programs, and needs.
• Read and understand the organizationʼs financial statements and board materials in
advance of meetings.
• Prepare for, attend, and conscientiously participate in board meetings

Open to learning opportunities to better understand the community our
organization serves.
• Respect the experiences of all who bring their voices and lived experiences on to the
board and into the boardroom and the organization.

Ensure balance of rent geared to income housing (Housing Services Act) and affordable housing are being maintained by property management.

The Site Coordinator is responsible for overseeing the smooth operation of Rainbows support group meetings on Tuesday evenings from Feb.3-April 28, 2026. This role supports facilitators, children and families by: greeting families and volunteer facilitators, maintaining safety and confidentiality, managing attendance and incidents, leading debrief meetings, providing healthy snacks, serving as the on-site point of contact and keeping the Program Coordinator updated.

Members of the Dog Care Team work with puppies and dogs of all sizes, shapes and backgrounds (stray, surrendered, neglected, abused, healthy, recovering from surgery, may be easy to handle or may require training for behavioural issues…).

Annually our Cat and Dog Care Teams care for approximately 1500 animals onsite at our Animal Centre.

Description

PM Dog Care Team Members report to the Dog Care Coordinator and help to maintain the general health and welfare of the dogs in our care at the Animal Centre. In part this is achieved by participating in our Canine Enrichment Program to provide mental and physical stimuli to these dogs. To support the wide range of dog behaviours and needs we encounter at the GTHS, PM Dog Care Team Members complete a Dog Care Program*; quickly progressing from Green dogs (ie. puppies and seniors who are easy to walk and handle) to Yellow dogs (ie. young, rambunctious, pullers who can be slightly difficult to walk and handle), then work through the Orange and Purple levels at their own pace, with the ultimate goal of working with Red dogs (ie. strong, reactive dogs that are difficult to walk and handle, and that may have other behavioural issues). *Training is required upon joining the Dog Care Team and will be required intermittently to progress through the Dog Care Program.

Time Commitment

2 hours once a week. PM Dog Care Team Member shifts take place Monday through Sunday at a mutually agreed upon time between the hours of 1-4pm. An overall minimum commitment of 6 months is required.

Positions Available

Please refer to our website for current volunteer openings. 

Roles and Responsibilities

• Assist in the maintenance of dogs’ health and welfare
  • Prepare and provide medication, supper and clean water as required or instructed
  • Maintain clean and organized kennels (inside and outside)
  • Sweep and mop dog kennels’ and Animal Equipment Room’s floors
  • Deep clean kennels inside and outside for dogs that leave the Animal Centre (adopted, foster care, etc.)
  • Clean up after dogs (stoop and scoop) in the kennel area and outdoors, as appropriate
  • Oversee any cleaning and tidying resulting from own interactions with dogs
  • Dispose of garbage and recyclables

•  Assist in the maintenance of dogs’ physical and mental well-being
  • Interact with dogs for walks, training and socialization
  • Bathe / groom dogs
  • Reinforce behaviours that make dogs more adoptable
  • Disinfect any dog toys used for Enrichment
  • Create treats / food puzzles
  • Wash up dirty dog dishes and assist with laundry (washing, drying and folding linens), based on Enrichment activities undertaken
  • Ensure dogs are safe and secure

• Follow appropriate protocol, policies and procedures
• Use online Contact List & Schedule to reflect any absences and to coordinate shift coverage

Would you enjoy assisting young children in learning essential early reading skills in a school setting? 

Become a Strong Start to Reading Volunteer Coach today!

What you'll be doing:

Play short games and activities with children in Year 2 kindergarten and grades 1 and 2 to help them practise their early literacy skills. Attend two 2-hour training sessions before working one-on-one with a child in a local school. Once trained, the minimum time committment to work with one child is 30 minutes weekly for 10 weeks. to learn more about the opportunity and to register for the training sessions, please visit: https://www.strongstart.ca/programs/letter-sounds-and-words/volunteer/

Our Letters, Sounds and Words program is implimented by schools across multiple regions in Ontario.

To find the location nearest you, please visit https://strongstart.ca/lsw/

Volunteer Tax Preparers will help people in Grey Bruce to file their taxes. 

Grey Bruce Community Volunteer Income Tax Program provides volunteers in locations all across Grey and Bruce County.  Volunteers will be need to be matched (and affiliated) with a local CVITP community organization. 

Please find the locations for local Grey Bruce CVITP community organizations here: https://brucegrey.cioc.ca/record/GRE0364?Number=0 

Volunteers may have different roles as Tax Preparers depending on their level of skill and/or interest.  Volunteer tax preparer may volunteer at in-person or virtual clinics; or file individually online.  In some cases, individuals can work from their homes with a Coordinator who drops off and pickups paperwork for filing. 

For a detailed description of the job description go here: https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/campaigns/cvitp-taxes-volunteers.html

Or you can speak directly with a local Grey Bruce CVITP community organization to learn more about the work. 

An Automatic Tax Filing program by the Federal government will be rolled out in 2027.  Therefore we shall still need volunteers to provide free tax filing for eligible people in our communities.